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Profile Demography Deprivation Area (hectares) 46 Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation 2020 Map Total Population (2019) 589 High Population density (persons/ha) 12.79 Bonnybridge Number of houses (2019) 277 Datazones in most deprived 20% 0 35 Number of households (2019) 270 % of Falkirk Share 0.0% Average household size (persons) 2.18 Datazone in each domain Vacancy rate 2.6% Income 0 23 Unemployment rate 4.1% Employment 0 25 No Qualifications 34.3% Health 0 18 Education 0 34 Housing 3 2 Access 1 20 Population Crime 0 32 No. % Mid-year population 2009 608 Historical SIMD Rankings* Mid-year population 2019 589 -3.2% Datazone 2020 2016 2012 High Bonnybridge has an estimated population of 589 and has decreased by 3.2% in the last 10 years. 65.5% of people are of working age and 21.9% of people are Population 2019 aged 65 and over. High Bonnybridge is estimated to Males 287 48.9% have 270 households. The vacancy rate (2.6%) of Females 302 51.1% dwellings is higher than the Falkirk rate of 2.3%. 0.9% of households are exempt from paying Council Tax and High Bonnybridge does not have any datazones that 39.0% have a single adult Council Tax discount. fall within the SIMD 2020 20% most deprived areas in High Bonnybridge Falkirk . There are no areas within the most 20% deprived 0-4 24 4.0% 4.9% Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation in 2020. 5-11 26 4.4% 8.9% Examining the different types of benefits, there are a 12-15 26 4.4% 4.9% higher number of Carers per 1,000 population in High 16-24 77 13.0% 9.7% Bonnybridge (18.79) compared to the Falkirk rate of 25-44 154 26.2% 24.4% 17.67 per 1,000 population. Those claiming Disability 45-59 115 19.6% 23.5% Living Allowance is higher (34.90 per 1000) than the Falkirk rate of 9.45 per 1,000. 60-64 40 6.7% 6.3% 65-74 86 14.6% 9.9% Unemployment figures are lower in High Bonnybridge 75-84 31 5.2% 5.6% with 4.1% unemployed compared to the Falkirk rate of 85+ 10 1.7% 2.0% 8.2%. Female unemployment is lower (1.0%) than the Male rate (3.1%). Total 589 100.0% 100.0%

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Dwellings by Council Tax band 2019 Benefits High Bonnybridge Falkirk Housing Benefit Claimants No. % of total Falkirk C. No. % % Working age population (16-64) 386 HB with no Children 27 81.0% 83.2% Band A 63 22.8% 29.9% Unemployment (16-64) High Bonnybridge Falkirk HB with 1 Child 0 0.0% 8.0% Band B 92 33.3% 26.1% No. % % HB with 2 Children 0 0.0% 4.7% Band C 41 14.8% 9.2% Male 12 6.0% 2.2% BH with 3+ Children* 0 0.0% 4.0% Band D 18 6.6% 12.0% Female 4 2.1% 2.9% *may be higher due supressed data 33 Band E-H 62 22.5% 22.9% Total 16 4.1% 8.2% Total 277 100.0% Notes Aged 16-24 3.95 5.2% 8.7% *historical SIMD Dwellings by type 2019 2012 SIMD datazones ranked 1-976 are within the 15% most High Bonnybridge Falkirk deprived and 2016 the datazones ranked 1-1,046 are within the No. % % Benefits No. Per 1,000 population most 15% deprived Flat 7 3.0% 29.9% Employment Support Allowance 21 53.3 58.73 For further information: Terraced 53 22.7% 23.7% Income Support 7 18.4 7.05 Falkirk Council Semi Detached 87 37.3% 22.8% Disability Living Allowance 21 34.9 29.53 Detached and unknown 86 36.9% 23.5% Carers Allowance 11 18.8 15.23 Corporate and Housing Services Total 233 99.9% Child Maintance Allowance 9 16.1 8.98 Municipal Buildings Pension Credit 12 93.2 129.79 Falkirk Dwellings 2019 FK1 5RS High Bonnybridge Falkirk Universal Credit No. % Falkirk No. % % Single, no child dependant 24 60.8% 57.7% Tel: 01324 506016 Occupied 270 97.4% 97.5% Single, with child dependant(s) 10 25.5% 22.6% Email: [email protected] Vacant 7 2.6% 2.4% Couple, no child dependant 0 0.0% 6.8% Website: www.falkirk.gov.uk Second Homes - 0.0% 0.1% Couple, with child dependant(s) 5.53 13.7% 11.4% Occupied dwellings Exempt 2 0.9% 1.2% Total 40 Sources: from paying council tax SIMD 2020: Scottish Government Single Adult council tax discount 108 39.0% 39.0% Income High BonnybridgeFalkirk C. http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/SIMD (percentage of occupied) Average Household Weekly Income £556.00 £691.47 Population 277 http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data Housing Dwellings Low Income Families (2016) High BonnybridgeFalkirk http://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data High Bonnybridge Falkirk Number of Children Living in low Income Families (0-19) 15.8 5,405 Unemployment and Benefits No central heating 0.7% 1.2% Percentage of Children living in low income Families (0-19) 12.5% 17.2% https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query Overcrowding 3.1% 6.2% Number of Child Benefit Families 126 31,475

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